Nabel
German, noun/ˈnaːbəl/
Nabel is spelled N-A-B-E-L (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nabel is a German masculine noun meaning “navel; bellybutton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach dem Abfallen der Nabelschnur zurückbleibende Narbe in der Bauchmitte; Kurzform von Bauchnabel”.
What does Nabel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenavel; bellybutton
- 2
masculinecentre; middle
Nabel der Welt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach dem Abfallen der Nabelschnur zurückbleibende Narbe in der Bauchmitte; Kurzform von Bauchnabel 2. der Mittelpunkt von Etwas 3. Eine Stelle an einem Schneckenhaus 4. Verdickte Stelle einer Butzenscheibe (Nabelscheibe)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nabel
- Nabels genitive
- Nabeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nabel?
- /ˈnaːbəl/
- [ˈnaːbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nabel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nabel in German?
Nabel appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).